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Syrskyi:The Russian Federation is trying to seize Sin'kovka at any cost
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[LB] In other directions in the east, the situation is also difficult. by Iryna Lysohor The situation in the east of Ukraine remains difficult. The enemy continues intensive offensive operations in the Kupyan, Lyman, Siver and Bakhmut directions.  In the direction of Kupyansk, the enemy is trying to seize Sinkivka at any cost and create conditions for blocking Kupyansk. This was reported by the commander of the Ground Forces, the commander of the Khortytsia operational-strategic group of troops, Oleksandr Syrskyi in Telegram . "After the losses suffered, it is regrouping its units. It continues to increase its efforts due to the movement of units from other directions. The total number of personnel of the assaulting enemy units is more than two thousand," the message says. In the Lyman direction, the Russians resumed intensive offensive actions with the aim of displacing our troops from the Serebryan Forestry area and expanding the Torsky Salient. Also, the enemy does not give up attempts to capture Thorny and exit to the Black Stallion River. In the Siversky direction, the occupiers are trying to develop an offensive in the areas of Spirny and Bilogorivka. Assault units from among the airborne units are being trained for the development of the offensive in the direction of Soledar and Siversk. Intensive offensive operations are also ongoing in the Bakhmut direction . The enemy is trying to capture Bohdanivka, restore the lost position in the areas of Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, and Andriivka. Uses assault groups of the "volunteer corps", which he moved from the southern direction. Involved personnel of the marines of the Caspian flotilla. The enemy has recently significantly increased the use of armored vehicles, kamikaze drones and continues to conduct intensive artillery fire. "Despite the difficult situation, our soldiers, showing extraordinary professionalism and courage, restrained the advance of the enemy and inflicted significant losses on him. Only in the last week in the Eastern direction, the occupiers lost more than three thousand personnel, more than a thousand of them were killed. 361 were destroyed and damaged a unit of enemy equipment. Of them - 43 tanks, 83 armored fighting vehicles, 69 artillery systems," Sirskyi added. Kupyansk was liberated from the occupiers in the fall of 2022. From the summer of 2023, the Russians are trying to re-occupy this logistically important city. Posted by: badanov 2023-12-28 |
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